Show Page 13 April 6 1973 i Lacrosse which is similar to hockey is truly the original American sport Once known as “baggataway” to' the Iroquois Indians of New England lacrosse was used as a training school for young warriors 1000 tilke®F(F Grom WW it was a plot to get back at the British who cheated the Indians The English thought it strange that the squaws wore blankets in the middle of June and the players woire only breechcloths on a Team The Iroquois tribe wasn’t the only tribe to play lacrosse At one time there were inter-tribcontests in which one thousand players were on each side Of course with 2000 people trying to play there was a great deal of And at this time confusion lacrosse was considered to be somewhere between a sport and deadly combat al In contests between the tribes the players were selected months advance Two weeks before the contest the competitors began to train and harden themselves in every way possible The night before the contest the players assembled on the shores of a lake and danced in Plot of 1763 Probably the most famous lacrosse game was also an historical event In 1763 an exhibition lacrosse game was to be played for the British garrison at Fort Michillmackinac In fact The game started and they' yelled and screamed as they fought for the ball The British loving the sport opened the gates to the fort and strolled out to get a closer look Suddenly the ball soared high into the air and landed near the gates players gates The made a dash for the blankets' dropped revealing knives and tomahawks and the British were cut down without mercy Since then the game of lacrosse has undergone a drastic change In 1933 the number of players on a team was reduced to ten Now the game is played on a 110 yards long and 60 yards wide with a goal at each end The players carry a hard rubber ball (about the size of a tennis ball) in the crosse (a stick shaped like a bishop’s crosier) field Using stickwork passing and strategy the players score by throwing the ball into the other team’s goal It is very similar to ice hockey and in fact hockey was deceloped by the French in Waving sticks and flying bodies characterize lacrosse a game originally invented by the Iriquois Indians - ENDS SATURDAY lacrosse is the fastest growing team sport in American schools It is a great is no There professional spectator sport with its running lacrosse at present but it was and hard hitting Canada’s national sport until recently Many famous athletes and Lacrosse is have played lacrosse including builds initiative competitve quick thinking Jim Thorpe John Mackey of the and combines the Baltimore Colts and Jim Brown leadership of basketball with the quickness of the Cleveland Browns roughness of hockey Lacrosse is said to be “the fastest sport on two feet” Fastest Growing Team Sport Canada who wanted to play lacrosse all year long At present Two James Bond Movies! Box Office opens 5:30 SeanConnery James Bond 007 PANAVISIOW During the course of the track field season Utah State University Weber State College and Idaho State University wili probabley meet in head on competition six or eight times including the indoor schedule Saturday at Weber State the three teams will suit up for a real meet interesting in the long jump and Competition pole vault will start at 12 noon followed by the remaining field events at 12:15 pm and the running events at 12:45 pm with the 3000 meter steeplechase the first race tri-wa- y “We have a chance to score high in the team scoring “ USU with a winning time of :477 in the indoor 440 race The the won race easily sprinter continued “it will take a real strong performance from each of our entries Idaho State should be favored to win the team title and I think we could place second ISU’s Carl Lawson the defending Big Sky Conference Champion and record holder in both the 100 and 220 yard dashes can score a lot of points for the Bengals” All-Ameri- i “Mark actually had a slow time in the first 220” Maughan said after the race “but he finished very strong Later he anchored our mile relay team which was in contention but inexperience in passing the baton cost the team possible victory in that race Enyeart ran a :466 relay lap although he hobbled the baton” Maughan offered Enyeart for Real Aggie freshman Mark Enyeart proved Saturday in the BYU Invitational that he is for real Weather predictions for this week indicate favorable weather Are Forever TECHNICOLOR C8Gjj United Artists ALSO oar ISU is title pick Mark Enyeart for real and Diamonds ifllri urn for Saturday’s meet Several Aggies could record some cellent marks and make a run for individual victories and a possible team victory K3booooooCQ GOLfO O o fOED’S ANAVISIONMJECHNICO TIMES 5 “Diamonds” ' “Secret Service” 7:45 5:45-10:1- OMINIATURE UTAH PUTT-FUT- T ® 140 So 1st West ® v O Open at 3:30 pm CD0000000C3 H C’s CACHE STARTS SUNDAY “Butterflies are Free” “Buck & The Preacher” DRIVE-I- N Ralph Maughan said today “However” Maughan Coach MARRIAGE OF A u c liovies NOW PLAYING land YOUNG STOCKBROKER KIEJEJNE oarMiiifmBnBT plus ROD raElLDR the blind nan 2E3E S72R1R RODDERS with Ring Starr BOX OFFICE 7:00 MOVIE AT 8:00 Panavision Technicolor From Warnar Bret a Warner Communication Company Doors Open 6:30 pm Show Times 7:20 and 9:20 ADULTS MOVIE EVER Y NIGHf Sm?6:3Q - Monday Only ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER Children 75 200 with Barbara Streisand and Mon 6:3d Tuefc 4:30 & 7 30 SWEET CHARITY Wed 6j30 Thur 6:30 Friday 6:30 & 9:30 Sat 660 & with SHIRLEY MACLAINE Benefit Movie for Chauntaires of Logarf High 9:30 If M Hi'! t if ? 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